Xiaomi launches 4K camera toting quadcopter Mi Drone

The Mi Drone quadcopter comes accompanied with a 360-degree 4K camera and a remote control with a range of up to 2 kilometres.

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India Today Web Desk

New Delhi

May 25, 2016

UPDATED: May 25, 2016 19:33 IST

As expected, Xiaomi launched its first-ever quadcopter drone, aka the Mi Drone in China on Wednesday. And its an affordable on at that, for what it does. Xiaomi has priced the Mi Drone at 2,999 yuan (roughly Rs 30,793). The Mi Drone quadcopter comes accompanied with a 360-degree 4K camera and a remote control with a range of up to 2 kilometres. The controller uses a Mi phone as a viewfinder.

Technically speaking, the Mi Drone comes with a 12.4-megapixel Sony sensor with a 3-axis stabilisation. It is capable of shooting 3840 x 2160 pixels videos at 30 fps, as well as RAW photos.

The dedicated controller meanwhile comes with a switch for take-off and landing. The Mi Drone is also said to automatically return where it started from when its battery is dying or when it loses contact with the controller. Additionally, the controller also has a dedicated button to bring it back home as and when the user wants.

The Mi Drone is backed by a 5,100mAh battery which is replaceable and claimed to last for a good 27 minutes on single charge.

According to Xiaomi, the Mi Drone will be entering an open beta towards the end of July. The company is also looking to offer cheaper variants of the Mi Drone, one that can shoot 1080p 60 fps videos and a range of up to 1 kilometres.

Although the company had teased the existence of the Mi Drone earlier, it was only recently that a promotional 20-second video -- spotted online -- gave away the first-look of the yet-to-be-launched drone. The official Mi Drone looks much like the one depicted in the YouTube video.

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